Dominae and fashion: Vibia Sabina, Augusta and wife of Hadrian
At the end of Trajan's reign, as he had no heir, the question of succession became urgent. According to some sources, his wife Plotina played a decisive role in this situation, favoring the ascension to the throne of the son of
Dominae and fashion: the dynastic ambition of Lucilla Augusta
In 176 AD, Marcus Aurelius awarded the title of Imperator to his fifteen-year-old son, Commodus, essentially designating him as his successor and thus ending the principate by adoption that had, until then, characterized the Antonine dynasty. However, this decision had political
Dominae and fashion: Fulvia Plautilla, fleeting wonder at the court of Severi
After the rise of Septimius Severus and the end of the civil war, the new emperor had to surround himself with reliable men of undoubted loyalty. One of them was Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, relative of Severus and prefect of the
Dominae and fashion: Julia Domna, the female side of Severan power
According to Cassius Dio, after Marcus Aurelius' death Rome would have passed «from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust»: indeed, after the killing of Commodus in 192 AD, it began a serious crisis, in which the
